BX-1850 and BX-24 instrumental in driveway gate installation.

[montelatici]

With the help of my brother-in-law, I installed a steel driveway gate and will install the opener tomorrow as all the civil work is complete.

Of the two tractors, the BX-1850 did most of the work using the 3 pt. The BX24 did support work.

BX-1850

1. Power cable run to gate from house to gate using subsoiler with single tooth attachment. Made an 18 inch trench without disturbing the lawn much. Great implement for trenching.

2. Post holes for 8 foot steel posts (they weighed a ton) using Leinbach Line 7200 JR post hole digger. This is a very useful implement, and relatively inexpensive (about $500 delivered). It got stuck once and had to back it out manually when it hit a big root, but the second hole went 40 inches in about 5 minutes only because I was being careful. It will dig to its limit in less than a minute in soil without roots and rocks. For a BX 1850, the closest hole to the top link attachment gives the necessary ground clearance for the mounted auger.

BX-24

The BX-24 played a supporting role making a trench across the macadam driveway. I used the edge teeth to break as small as possible pieces of driveway and it worked ok. I bought two sacks of sakrete macadam to fill the trench over the steel conduit I placed in the trench. The driveway had to be crossed to power the opener on the other side of the two leaf gate. By the way, on the internet there is a neat way to go under a driveway using galvanised steel pipe and a hose attachment. The theory is that the water pressure and mallet strikes will dig under the driveway. I bought the pipe and the attachments to use this technique. It doesn't work. Forget about it. Besides flooding the area you are in, you go about a foot and it stops. Any root will stop the progress. I guess in rockless, rootless sand it would work.

[RayCo]

How can you post info about two BX's doing such work without pictures?!

Sounds like you had a fun day. Here's what I toted around my property today with my BX.

[montelatici]

Looks like you are dragging a JD around. Poor thing.

[Barryh]

Originally Posted by montelatici

With the help of my brother-in-law, I installed a steel driveway gate and will install the opener tomorrow as all the civil work is complete.

Of the two tractors, the BX-1850 did most of the work using the 3 pt. The BX24 did support work.

BX-1850

1. Power cable run to gate from house to gate using subsoiler with single tooth attachment. Made an 18 inch trench without disturbing the lawn much. Great implement for trenching.

2. Post holes for 8 foot steel posts (they weighed a ton) using Leinbach Line 7200 JR post hole digger. This is a very useful implement, and relatively inexpensive (about $500 delivered). It got stuck once and had to back it out manually when it hit a big root, but the second hole went 40 inches in about 5 minutes only because I was being careful. It will dig to its limit in less than a minute in soil without roots and rocks. For a BX 1850, the closest hole to the top link attachment gives the necessary ground clearance for the mounted auger.

BX-24

The BX-24 played a supporting role making a trench across the macadam driveway. I used the edge teeth to break as small as possible pieces of driveway and it worked ok. I bought two sacks of sakrete macadam to fill the trench over the steel conduit I placed in the trench. The driveway had to be crossed to power the opener on the other side of the two leaf gate. By the way, on the internet there is a neat way to go under a driveway using galvanised steel pipe and a hose attachment. The theory is that the water pressure and mallet strikes will dig under the driveway. I bought the pipe and the attachments to use this technique. It doesn't work. Forget about it. Besides flooding the area you are in, you go about a foot and it stops. Any root will stop the progress. I guess in rockless, rootless sand it would work.

Very nice how long did it take you to hook up your post hole digger? I have been so busy I still have not hooked up my JR.....Any quick tips? If it stops raining today maybe I will go out and go to it. Glad to hear it worked well for you. I agree we need pictures....

[BotaBigot]

Thanks for the heads-up on the pipe/hose trenching...saw it and wondered if it worked. Probably would have had as much luck putting a cap on the pipe and just trying to sledge it thru...

[montelatici]

I hooked up the post hole digger alone and I nearly got a hernia. I had to attach a tie down strap attached to the ROPS to hold the long post hole digger arm to steady it to the top link attachment point. Aligning the top link hole on the arm with the top link attachment point is difficult. Took about an hour and a lot of sweat after all was said and down. Suggest you get a helper if you can, but it can be done alone. Removing the implement, even with a helper is also difficult. I was only able to do it after disconecting the big bolt from the post hole arm to the lifting arm U-assembly.

[Barryh]

Originally Posted by montelatici

I hooked up the post hole digger alone and I nearly got a hernia. I had to attach a tie down strap attached to the ROPS to hold the long post hole digger arm to steady it to the top link attachment point. Aligning the top link hole on the arm with the top link attachment point is difficult. Took about an hour and a lot of sweat after all was said and down. Suggest you get a helper if you can, but it can be done alone. Removing the implement, even with a helper is also difficult. I was only able to do it after disconecting the big bolt from the post hole arm to the lifting arm U-assembly.

Thanks for your help and advice. I will be doing mine also alone. I was thinking of taking a wooden pallet and making a stand / station for hooking and unhooking maybe just backing up to the stand. Do you think that might help in the future?

[BX2230_Lockport]

How about a picture of the gate?

[ChuckinNH]

There are some threads here about stands for post hole diggers that make one person installation, and removal much easier. Often they are not much more than a couple of uprights with a removable bar across the top in a place that is easy to back up to. They sure do look awkward to wrestle with though. Do a search to find some pictures.

[Barryh]

Originally Posted by ChuckinNH

There are some threads here about stands for post hole diggers that make one person installation, and removal much easier. Often they are not much more than a couple of uprights with a removable bar across the top in a place that is easy to back up to. They sure do look awkward to wrestle with though. Do a search to find some pictures.

Might be worth building one. I will do a search thanks....